Is Mersey Street in Rossendale a nice place to live?

Mersey Street is classified by the ONS as Deprived Blue-Collar Terraces. Mersey Street is in the lowest 40% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has a slightly lower level of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Mersey Street is located in the Irwell ward of the Rossendale district in Lancashire.
Coordinates 53.694416, -2.196795
Grid Ref SD871220
Suburb Rockliffe
Constituency Rossendale and Darwen
Postcodes OL13 9RQ

House Prices

The average house price in Mersey Street is 21.7% lower than the rest of Rossendale. The last sale we have on record is 17 Mersey Street, that sold for £115,000. The average house price in Rossendale is £139,145 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Mersey Street

Date No. Type Price
21/04/2022 17 Terrace £115,000
28/01/2022 25 Terrace £120,000
14/07/2021 3 Terrace £108,000

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Crime in Mersey Street, Lancashire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Lancashire Police in Mersey Street during September 2024.

Crime Deprivation

The Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) government statistics have a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal crime. We have taken the lower super output area (LSOA) that includes Mersey Street and compared that to the average for the Irwell ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Mersey Street, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Irwell ward

Social economic statistics for Mersey Street

These statistics are taken from the English Index of Multiple Deprivation's decile figures, with 1 being the worst and 10 being the best. As these are decile figures, a score of 1 for example would mean Mersey Street is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Mersey Street is in the top 10% of least deprived LSOAs in the country.

Income Deprivation

The Income Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the population in and around Mersey Street experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Mersey Street are experiencing average levels of income deprivation.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Mersey Street involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Mersey Street are experiencing average levels of employment deprivation

Health & Disability Deprivation

The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health. This does not include aspects of behaviour or the environment that may be lead to predicted future health and disability problems.
Residents in Mersey Street are experiencing average levels of health & disability deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) is an overall relative measure of deprivation constructed by combining seven measures of deprivation. It encapsulates a broad socio-economic view of Mersey Street, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Mersey Street are experiencing average levels of deprivation

2021 Census for Mersey Street

We chosen some choice data from the 2021 census, that will hopefully give you socio-economic a snapshot of Mersey Street.

Unemployment in Mersey Street

The census is now the only reliable source to find the proportion of residents that are unemployed or under-employed as the Department for Work and pensions no longer do so and haven't since the introduction of Universal Credit.
0% of Mersey Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Mersey Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Mersey Street. The proportion of retirees on Mersey Street is 2.81% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
15.79% of Mersey Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Mersey Street

The proportion of home owners on Mersey Street is 2.91% higher than the national average of 62%. 29.82% of properties in Mersey Street are private rented and 4.39% are social rented.
64.91% of residents of Mersey Street own their home

Country of Birth of Mersey Street residents

The proportion if Mersey Street residents born in the UK is 16.22% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 1.13% of Mersey Street residents were born outside the UK.
98.87% of Mersey Street residents were born in the UK

Mersey Street Summary

Mersey Street has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Mersey Street maybe difficult.

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